After blasting Number Nine away, Carlos did not idle around. Aside from the scientists, he had no intention of letting anyone leave this place. He even considered destroying the entire island.
Summoning!
Carlos brought his hands together, and three clouds of white smoke appeared. Deva Path Pain, Animal Path Pain, and Asura Path Pain emerged beside him.
"Deva Path Pain and Asura Path Pain, bring Vegapunk back. Animal Path Pain, eliminate the witnesses. Kill everyone except the scientists!"
After Carlos issued his orders, the three Pains nodded. With a flicker, they vanished at once.
After his Devil Fruit awakened, the Six Paths of Pain had also gained certain benefits. They no longer required Carlos's complete control and had acquired rudimentary intelligence. It was not particularly advanced, perhaps equivalent to that of seven- or eight-year-old children, but understanding orders was enough.
Of course, without Carlos personally controlling them, they could not fully unleash their strength. Even so, they could still display around sixty percent of their power on their own, more than enough for this task.
Carlos did not particularly trust Dragon. Even if Dragon did not deliberately scheme against him and let someone who should not have escaped get away, the consequences would still be severe even if it were truly an accident.
Carlos did not mind having a head-on clash with the World Government. With the advantage of planning ahead and the Ancient Weapon Pluton in hand, at the very least, he had no problem protecting himself.
But he could not place that initiative in someone else's hands. Even if war truly came, it had to be entirely his decision. Whether others acted deliberately or unintentionally, neither was acceptable.
Besides, it was better to avoid war if possible. A trump card was only a trump card because it had